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World War II
Snapshot: List at least ten terms that relate to World War II. These can be leaders, battles and
countries. ___________________________________________________________________
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I. Overview: Unlike WWI which the United States fought in to make the “world safe for
__________________,” WWII was more about stopping ____________ run amuck.
It was about stopping really bad leaders from doing what they were trying to do.
II. Causes of WWII
A. One of the major causes was the Treaty of ________________. What did the
Treaty of Versailles do? It ended ________, but how is it a cause of WWII?
Remember this is the treaty which created The League ______________ whose
sole purpose was to keep world _________ from ever occurring again? It is also
the same treaty which made Germany pay 33 billion dollars in _____________ and
blamed _______________ for WWI. It also took land and colonies away from
Germany, while completely _____________ Germany. Lots of Germans were
mad about the Treaty of Versailles. They felt they were unfairly punished. They
looked for someone to bring glory back to Germany!
B. Dictators:
1.
Their answer was Hitler and his _______ party. At first many
Germans didn’t like Hitler. He was even jailed in 1923 for _____________.
But Germany suffered greatly during the 1920s & 30s. Thanks to the
worldwide ____________________ and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany
was in financial _______. Hitler promised to __________ Germany and
make it the great nation it once was. He also blamed much of Germany’s
problems on the _____________ people. Hitler was only one of the many
new leaders who emerged during the 1920s and 1930s. The following
leaders made their country’s aggressive states, invading and taking over
other countries and lands for _________ and natural ______________:
2.
Benito _________________, the Fascists leader of __________, he
and his __________ shirts used ________________ as a justification to
invade and conquer other countries. (like _______________ in Africa)
3.
Hideki __________ Japan’s _______________ leader effectively took
control of Japan’s government in the 1930s. Emperor _____________ was
only a puppet leader controlled by Tojo. ________________ or pride in the
military, not nationalism, convinced many in Japan to invade other
territories like ______________ and southeast Asia.
4.
Joseph __________, the leader of the USSR, was not a nationalist or a
militarist . . . He was unfortunately, like Hitler, a _______________, who
killed anyone who he thought would cause him a problem.
5.
These countries formed an alliance and were called the _______
Powers. They were the bad guys of WWII!
II. German Advances before WWII – remember Germany lost a lot of ________ thanks to
the Treaty of Versailles. Many Germans believed they had a right to get that land
__________.
A. March 1938, Germany takes over ____________.
B. Sept 1938, take over ____________________ in Czechoslovakia.
C. Later that same month: French and British leaders met with Hitler. They don’t
want war so they tried to ______________ Hitler. Basically they told him - You
can have what you taken, but don’t take anything else. Hitler agrees. Many
Europeans believe peace is at hand. The Prime Minister of Great Britain Neville
_________________ came back to England saying that we had “____________
for our ___________.” The British cheered!
D. March 1939, Germany invades the rest of ________________________.
E. Sept 1939, Germany and USSR invade ___________________. England &
France _____________ war on the Axis Powers. WWII begins!!!!
III.
The League of Nations and the USA:
A. Well, without the United States, the League of Nation was not very ___________.
Also, _______________ withdrew from the League in 1933. Many countries in
the League didn’t want to go to ______ to stop these leaders because, remember,
the Great ____________ was world wide. They had enough problems. So the
League pretty much did nothing. When war started, the League of Nations
___________!
B. Well, here’s that word again: _______________. Many citizens felt that
Americans were needlessly _____________ during WWI because obviously that
war __________ nothing. Also, remember, the Great Depression is still grasping
the United States while all this is happening in the 1930s.
IV.
Important Events Before the United States Entered World War II
A. Sept. 1939, Germany and USSR invade ______________. England and France
declare war on Germany.
B. By June 1940, the Axis Powers _________ almost all of _____________.
C. Fall,1940: Battle of _______________. ____________ continuously bombed from
the ______ as Germany tried to prepare for an invasion of ______________.
D. March 11, 1941: The Lend __________ Act – we will give war supplies to
England (in return for naval bases after the war). FDR said the US was the
“arsenal of _________________!”
E. June 1941: Hitler ____________ Stalin and invades the _________. The Soviet
army holds off the German invasion. The USSR is now fighting against the Axis
Powers and Germany faces another war with an Eastern and Western front. Was
this a __________ move by Hitler or what?
F. July 1941:Japan, having already invaded Manchuria and __________ big cities
(Shanghai, Beijing…), invades __________ Indochina. US stops all trade with
Japan.
G. Dec. ___, 19____: __________ launches a ____________ attack against the
United States at Pearl Harbor, ___________. The US Pacific Naval Fleet is
devastated, but not ____________! FDR: “a date which will live in
____________!”
V. How to fight the war? FDR and Winston Churchill, England’s new Prime Minister, meet
to decide how best to fight this war. The Allies have to fight _____________ and
Germany in Europe (the _______________ Theater) and they have to fight ________
in the __________ and Asia (the _________________ Theater). The two leaders
decide on a defeat ___________ first strategy.
VI.
European Theater Battles
A. June 1941- Jan. 1943: The Siege of _______________: The USSR was now part of
the _________ (with the US and UK). More than _____________ Soviets died,
but Germany surrendered in the end. This battle kept Germans from having access
to Russia’s ______ fields.
B. El Alamein: Stalin begged FDR & Churchill to invade Europe so the Germans
would have to fight on two fronts. Both said, “____, but we will invade from the
________.” The allies invaded North ___________ in November 1942 and by
May 1943, the Germans were _____ of North Africa. The Allies then entered
Europe from Italy. This battle also kept Germany from getting control of MidEast _____.
C. D-Day, June 6, 1944: American and British forces begin the _______________ of
Europe at ______________ beach in __________. It was the largest _______
operation in modern warfare history.
D. There was a very impressive German counter attack, the Battle of the ________!
Here Germans tried hard to force allied __________ out of Germany. Allies were
forced back into France. However, Germany was out numbered and the
___________ it used in this battled sealed its fate.
E. 5. May 8, 1945 V-E Day. Victory in Europe! The War in ___________is over.
VII. Pacific Theater Battles\
a. Battle of the ___________ Sea, May 1942: a five day air battle which kept the
Japanese from invading _________________.
b. _____________ Death March. The Philippines Feb. 1942. Out of supplies
American & Philippino troops _____________ to the Japanese. Near starvation
they are forced to march 70 miles (6 days) with no food or water in tropical heat.
The Japanese ____________ and killed many along the way. ______________
died or were killed along the way. It was a gross violation of the rules of war as
stated in the ______________ Convention.
c. ____________, June 3, 1942: the Japanese got real _________ and tried to destroy
what was left over from Pearl Harbor. Instead Japan got a can of whoop A$$ put
on them. They lost four carriers and hundreds of planes! Hawaii was no longer
vulnerable to a Japanese __________. This was the ______________
___________ in the Pacific Theater!
d. _____________ ______________: after Midway, the American Navy and
Marines slowly _____________ from Pacific island to Pacific island, getting closer
and closer to Japan. At Okinawa, April - June 1945, over 7600 Americans die, but
over 110,000 Japanese soldiers & over 100,000 Japanese civilians died. Many
commit suicide over surrender. Kamikaze pilots were used to sink American
ships.
e. Iwo ______- Feb 19 – March 16, 1945. _________ Americans killed and over
22,000 Japanese killed. Very important victory which gave the US ____________
of the two _____________ on the small island.
f. April 12, 1945: FDR _______. Americans are in shock! Harry ___________
takes over and makes one of the most _____________________ decisions in
World History.
g. The _____________ Project, the building of the first __________ bomb. Truman
had to decide whether or not to use this deadliest weapon of all time. For him it
was a no brainer.
h. ______________ and ________________, Aug. 6 & 9, 1945: Instantly
______________ Japanese died almost instantly. Later the number rose to over
200,000 (thanks to radiation poisoning).
i. August ____, 1945 – V-J Day. Japan surrenders and World War Two is ________.
Closure:
1. For each country explain who its leader(s) was during WWII and which alliance (Axis or Allies)
they were members of.
A. Soviet Union (USSR) __________________________________________________________
B. France: _____________________________________________________
C. Germany: ___________________________________________________
D. Japan: ______________________________________________________
E. United States: __________________________________________________________________
F. England: ____________________________________________________
G. Italy: _______________________________________________________
2. Explain two reasons why Europe and the United States allowed Hitler to take over various parts of
Europe before the war began.
A. ______________________________________________________________________________
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B. ______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Which battle or term goes with the description?
A. The turning point in Europe: ___________________
B. It gave the US two important airfields in the Pacific: ________________________
C. Japanese surprise attack on the US Navy: ___________________________
D. It kicked the Germans out of North Africa: __________________________
E. The beginning of the liberation of Europe: _____________
F. The turning point in the Pacific: _____________________
G. The American strategy in the Pacific: _________________________
H. The Building of the first atomic bomb: ___________________________________
I. The Rules of War: The ________________________________________________
J. Gross violation of the rules of war that happened in the Philippines:
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K. German counter offensive 6 months after D-Day:
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L. Location of the detonation of the first atomic bombs used in any war:
_____________________________ & ______________________________